8 1/2 (1963)

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04/17/19 • 61 min

Million Dollar Movies

Dan forces Bob to watch his all-time favorite film, Fellini's 8 1/2 (1963), and Bob can't wrap his head around why Dan likes it so much. 8 1/2 is an avante-garde Italian film about a director taking a hiatus from work at a spa and reflecting on how his dreamworld, films, and real life all meld together. Other topics discussed: movies within movies, Catholics, the male gaze, art, pretentiousness, and harems.

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